13+ Quiet places to work remotely
To find quiet places where you might be able to find a peaceful and productive work environment takes a little creativity. As always, your mileage may vary, check pricing and availability and the rules around plugging in and sticking around. Remember, your home is your best bet for creating a quiet, cozy place to get productive.
If your house isn’t the quiet haven you need, this list might help.
A quiet corner of a library, of course.
A coworking space with private, rentable or quiet rooms.
Start a pod. I used to have a “wonder women" working group with a few ladies who’d rotate whose house we worked at. Yes, distracting, but also nice to have a change of pace and driven peers creating an energetic vibe.
A park, your backyard or another quiet outdoor space. Bring water and shade and go to the bathroom first so you don’t have to pack up and pee often.
A museum plaza with benches, umbrellas and things to look at like Music Center Plaza in Los Angeles.
A waterside place to sit like the fountain like Echo Park lake.
Don’t forget home. Switch up your home office or working rooms when it’s quiet and cozy at home.
Often, fancy hotels have quiet lobbies, libraries or fireplaces in a common area that you can visit for the price of a drink. One of my former secret spots was The General Palmer Hotel in Durango, CO. I mean seriously, look at those couches!
A quiet conference room or meeting space at a local community center or church. I’ve had some of my most productive days in church basements.
Waiting rooms. Bring your tablet along when you’re waiting for your next appointment and you’d be surprised how many emails you can knock out when you’re avoiding thinking about the dentist you’re about to see.
An old school auditorium, theater, gym, attic, basement science lab or any other cavernous, kinda creepy place to curl up in the corner of and devour a whole book, Neverending Story style.
A friend’s empty office. When my friends with offices are out of town, they’re happy for me to pop in, collect the mail, water the plants and tap into the wifi for a few hours.
Rooftops. For city folk, if you can find a wind-protected, wifi-supported corner of an accessible rooftop, you could bring a comfortable, portable chair and get a skyscraper view for free.
The office. Yeah, I said it. With hybrid schedules and global workforces working across timezones, sometimes the quietest place to be is where no one is… the office.
